Kharoti (
Pashto: خروټی) is a
Pashtun tribe of
Ghilji origin based in parts of
Afghanistan and
Pakistan. Many of the Kharoti have businees in gulf countries and pakistan. They have an estimated population of about 5.5 million, making it one of, if not the largest tribes in
Afghanistan,pakistan with significant territory throughout eastern and south-eastern Afghanistan. There are major Kharoti populations in the
Paktika districts of
Urgun,
Barmal,
Sar Hawza,
Zarghun Shahr,
Omna,
Surobi and
Gomal. The Kharoti also have a strong presence in balochistan , dera ismail khan and karachi and
Ghazni,
Zabul,
Paktia,
Khost,
Logar,
Wardak,
Kabul,
Nangarhar and
Helmand.